Location
Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste
Costa Rica
Metadata
Make Nikon D300
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G
at 450 mm
Exposure 1/640 s, f/5.6, ISO 1600
Image size 800 x 533 pixels
IOC Names
Deutsch Karakara Dutch Noordelijke Kuifcaracara
Italian Caracara crestato Spanish Caracara Crestada Norteño
Comments
Unlike the other Falcons, the five genders of Caracaras are not fast-flying aerial hunters. They are comparatively slow and are often scavengers, except the Red-throated Caracara, which destroys arboreal wasps' and bees' nests to extract larvae.
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| 28/12/2008 |
Northern Crested Caracara |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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